Sentence examples for prestigious figures from inspiring English sources

With a permanent collection of his work, Bruna takes his place alongside other Dutch masters, Rembrandt, Mondriaan and Van Gogh; and some of the most prestigious figures in the Netherlands, including members of the Dutch royal family, will be attending the launch.

Although not of the left, Ramadan earned the respect of some of its most prestigious figures, including Edwy Plenel, the former editor-in-chief of Le Monde and the founder and publisher of Mediapart; Alain Gresh, the former editor of Le Monde Diplomatique; and the sociologist Edgar Morin.

All these prestigious figures made me feel quite intimidated as a beginner, but I was so fascinated, watching in silence what was unfolding in front of me.

According to social exchange theory [ 38], people recognize the advisee's status (importance) as an incentive to seek information; however, many people may be hesitant to consult prestigious figures because it highlights their own lower status and lack of knowledge and exposes them to the judgment of superiors.

Though respected, Mr. Kohler is not a particularly well known or prestigious figure in international financial circles.

I believe he was helped by more than his Zen mentality in producing such a prestigious figure.

By now Tenzing's mountaineering experience and international contacts had made him a prestigious figure in the Sherpa community.

Your passion for architecture is renowned and I would certainly never intentionally wish to disappoint such a prestigious figure as yourself, but your current ambitions are beyond the means of modern science to achieve.

Von Neumann was a prestigious figure and he made the concept of a high-speed stored-program digital computer widely known through his writings and public addresses.

Apart from his practical abilities, he seems to have appealed to the king as a prestigious figure, a court intellectual: even as he entered the Council, the third edition of Utopia was printed by Johann Froben at Basel, along with his Epigrams, in a volume which confirmed More's continental reputation.

And London, with its prestigious design schools and reputation for producing figures of enormous creativity like Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen, embraces individuality more than other fashion capitals.